Trees Complex, Birch, Larch and Sycamore Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: Spirit Energy
• Country: UK
• Location: 200km north east of Aberdeen
• Production start:
• Partners:
• Type: Oil
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Trees area comprises the Birch, Larch, Sycamore Central and Sycamore South fields, in which Centrica Energy has a 100% operated interest. Birch, Larch and Sycamore Central, 200km north east of Aberdeen, are subsea developments tied back to the Marathon-operated Brae Alpha platform.
• Sycamore South has been developed using an extended reach well from the CNR-operated Tiffany platform, and oil is exported via the Forties Pipeline System
• Gas is transported via the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) Pipeline to the SAGE St Fergus Gas Processing Terminal

Contractors

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History

• 1994 - Government approval for Birch Oil Field
• 1997 - Approval granted for Larch Field development
• 2002 - Sycamore field development approved
• 2003 - First oil from Sycamore
• 2017 - Spirit energy becomes the operator
• 2024 - Approval given for decommissioning

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Links

1. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
2. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
3. Marubeni announces First Oil from Sycamore
4. Spirit Energy launched following completion of Centrica and Bayerngas Norge E&P joint venture